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Pointless Nostalgic (Album) by Jamie Cullum

Artist Biography For Jamie Cullum

Jamie Cullum Born 20 August 1979 Is An English Jazz Singer-Songwriter And Multi-Instrumentalist. Though He Is A Primarily A Vocalist He Also Accompanies Himself On Instruments Including Piano Guitar And Drums. Cullum Was Born In Romford East London. He Was Brought Up In Hullavington Wiltshire And Educated At The Independent Fee-Paying Grittleton House School And The Sixth Form At Sheldon School. He Then Went On To Study English Literature And Minored In Film Studies At Reading University Where He Graduated With First Class Honours. His Mother Yvonne Is A Secretary Of Anglo-Burmese Origin Whose Family Settled In Wales After Burma's Independence His Father John Cullum Worked In Finance. His Paternal Grandfather Was A British Army Officer While His Paternal Grandmother Was A Jewish Refugee From Prussia Who Sang In Berlin Nightclubs. Cullum Married British Model Sophie Dahl At A Country Hotel In The New Forest National Park In England On 9 January 2010. Cullum Released His First Album Jamie Cullum Trio—Heard It All In 1999 Of Which 500 Copies Were Made. Due To Their Rarity Original Copies Have Sold For As Much As £600 On EBay. The Success Of Heard It All Before Resulted In Cullum Being Invited To Appear On Geoff Gascoyne's Album Songs Of The Summer. After Graduating From Reading University Cullum Released A Best-Selling Album Pointless Nostalgic Which Stirred Interest From Michael Parkinson 2 And Melvyn Bragg. Just After Cullum Made His First Television Appearance On Parkinson In April 2003 He Signed A £1m Contract 3 For Three Albums With Universal Who Beat Sony In A Bidding War. Cullum's Third Album Twentysomething Released In October 2003 Went Platinum And Became The #1 Selling Studio Album By A Jazz Artist In The United Kingdom. Cullum Ended 2003 As The UK's Biggest Selling Jazz Artist Of All Time. 3 Although Primarily A Jazz Musician He Performs In A Wide Range Of Styles And Is Generally Regarded As A "crossover" Artist With His Musical Roots Firmly Based In Jazz. Cullum Draws His Inspiration From Many Different Musicians And Listens To An Eclectic Mix Of Music From Miles Davis 4 To Tom Waits And Many More. Cullum Has Belonged To Several Bands Ranging From Banging Drums In A Hip Hop Group To Playing Guitar In Rock Bands Such As Raw Sausage And The Mystery Machine In His Teenage Youth. Cullum Names His Elder Brother Ben Cullum As His Biggest Musical Influence And The Two Continue To Collaborate Extensively. Cullum Is Well Known Not Only For His Abilities On The Piano But Also For His Unique Entertainment Style And Charisma. One Of The Many Things That Features In Jamie's Concerts Is The "stompbox" Not To Be Confused With An Effect Pedal For Guitars Made From A Small Wooden Block. The Stompbox Is Used To Amplify A Musician's Tapping Foot. Jamie Found This In Australia And Uses It To Enhance Upbeat And Fast-Paced Songs Such As Seven Nation Army Originally By The White Stripes And "Gold Digger" Originally By Kanye West. He Is Also Often Found Using A Looping Machine. This Plays A Heavy Part In Cullum's Versions Of Seven Nation Army And Teardrop By Massive Attack. Cullum Is Also Often Found Beatboxing At Most Gigs. As Well As The White Stripes And Kanye West Cullum Has Performed Work By Massive Attack Rihanna Pussycat Dolls Radiohead Gnarls Barkley Elton John Justin Timberlake John Legend Joy Division Lady Gaga And Many Others. He Has Also Performed With Kylie Minogue Sugababes Will.I.Am And Burt Bacharach. Cullum Rarely Works To A Set List And On Average His Gigs Last Just Over Two Hours. The Gigs Are Largely Improvised Rooted In Jazz But Not Solely Consisting Of Jazz Music. Cullum Has Played At Many Large Music Festivals Including Glastonbury Festival In 2004 & 2009 Coachella 2005 2006 South By Southwest North Sea Jazz Festival The Hollywood Bowl Performing With The Count Basie Orchestra And The 2006 Playboy Jazz Festival. On The April 29th 2006 Cullum Played His Biggest Ever Crowd On Queensday In The Netherlands. Discography 1999 - Heard It All Before
2001 - Pointless Nostalgic
2003 - Twentysomething
2005 - Catching Tales
2009 - The Pursuit
2010 - Devil May Care
2013 - Momentum 2014 - Interlude
2018 - The Song Society Playlist
2019 - Taller
2020 - The Pianoman At Christmas
2021 - The Pianoman At Christmas The Complete Edition

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With A Few Hard-To-Find Releases Under His Belt Pointless Nostalgic Marks The More Widespread Debut Of Piano-Pounding British Crooner Jamie Cullum. Barely In His Twenties Cullum Has A Wise Old Rasp That Usually Takes Decades Of Chain-Smoking To Acquire. Cullum's Move To Mix Jazz Standards American Songbook Classics And Contemporary Popular Music Was A Risky One That Could Easily Isolate Fans Of Each Genre. However Cullum Managed To Find A Unifying Thread In All Of The Styles Tying Them Together In A Manner That Seemed Like The Natural Culmination Of A Diverse Record Collection. Jazz Plays Heaviest In The Mix But Cullum's Version Of It Is Lively And Roguish. A Rock & Roll Spirit Among Erstwhile Snobs He Brings Blue Jeans To The Beret Set. The Only Real Downfall Of The Album Is That The Music Is Often Outmatched By Cullum's Pipes To The Point Of Distraction. The Blaring Horns Are Too Often Off-Key And Grating Detracting From An Otherwise Well-Performed Album. Highlights Come Courtesy Of Cullum's Diverse And Well-Chosen Array Of Cover Songs. While So Many Harry Connick Jr. Wannabes Stick To The Standards And Limply Mimic Moves Lifted From Frank Sinatra's Catalog Cullum Hops From Radiohead To Thelonious Monk With Equal Verve And Accomplishment. Closing Number "I Want To Be A Popstar" Is A Playful Rumination On The Advantages Of Being A Pop Star Rather Than A Jazz Key Pounder. The Mischievous Romp Exemplifies The Lighthearted Approach That Has Become Cullum's Calling Card Endearing Him To Jazzophiles And Screaming Young Girls Alike. Cullum's Popularity Subsequently Skyrocketed With 2004's Twentysomething Which Exhibited A Fuller Grasp Of His Vocal Strength And Featured A Strong Backing Band To Match. On That Album His Increasingly Scratchy Croon Wrings Every Sultry Note Out Of Jeff Buckley's "Lover You Should Have Come Over " And He Puts A Sly Dance Club Spin On "I Could Have Danced All Night." Even With The Expert Selection Of Covers However It's His Own Cheeky Nod To The Restlessness Of Youth "Twentysomething " That Steals The Show.